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Romanian Air Force The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) ( ro, Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five airbases and an air defense brigade. Reserve forces include one ai ...

and

Romanian Air Corps The Romanian Air Corps or Aviation Corps (RAC) ( ro, Corpul de Aviație) was the air arm of the Romanian army until the formation of the Romanian Air Force. It was established on 1 April 1913 as the Military Aeronautics Service () and subordinat ...

units, past and present.

Squadrons

Active

* 57th Air Base **861st Fighter Squadron **572nd Helicopter Squadron * 71st Air Base **711th Fighter Squadron **712th

Helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally. These attributes ...

Squadron **713th Combat Helicopter Squadron * 86th Air Base ** 53rd Fighter Squadron **862nd Helicopter Squadron * 90th Airlift Base **901st Strategic Transport Squadron **902nd Transport and Reconnaissance Squadron **903rd Transport Helicopter Squadron * 95th Air Base **951st Advanced Air Training Squadron **952nd Combat Helicopter Squadron * Aurel Vlaicu Flight School **1st Air Training Squadron **2nd Air Training Squadron *142nd Reconnaissance Squadron

WW1

1916

* (1st Squadron Group) - commanded by Cpt. Sturdza, assigned to the Romanian 1st Army. The group had 2 squadrons. * - commanded by Lt. Pașcanu (replaced by Lt. Negerscu), assigned to the Romanian 2nd Army. * - commanded by Cpt. , assigned to the

Romanian 3rd Army The 3rd Army (Armata a 3-a Română) was a field army of the Romanian Land Forces active from the 19th century to the 1990s. It fought as part of the German Army Group B during World War II, in Ukraine, the Crimea, and the Caucasus. General Petre ...

. The group had 3 squadrons: ** ** ** * - commanded by Lt. Giossanu, assigned to the Northern Army.

1917

Organization in the summer of 1917 - Order No. 1247/1917 * , with its headquarters at

Bacău Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...

and commanded by Maj. Alexandru Sturdza, assigned to the 2nd Romanian Army: ** - commanded by Cpt. (until March), then by Captain Panait Cholet ** - commanded by Cpt. Scarlat Ștefănescu ** - commanded by Cpt. * , with its headquarters at

Tecuci Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești. ...

and commanded by Maj. Andrei Popovici, assigned to the 4th Russian Army (will be re-assigned to the

1st Romanian Army The First Army was a field army of the Romanian Land Forces, active from 1916 to 2000. World War I The First Army took part in the Romanian Campaign of World War I. Its commanders during that time were : * Divisional General Ioan Culcer ...

): ** - commanded by Cpt. Haralambie Giossanu ** - commanded by Cpt. André Goulin ** - commanded by Cpt.

Maurice Gond Colonel Maurice Roch Gond (31 May 1884 – 11 May 1964) was a World War I flying ace who played a much more important role in his nation's affairs than six aerial victories might suggest. He was a professional soldier who worked his way up from ...

** - commanded by Cpt. Bertrand de Fraguier ** - commanded by Cpt. Ștefan Protopopescu ** * , with its headquarters at Galați and commanded by Cpt. Nicolae Capșa, assigned to the

(will be re-assigned to the 6th Russian Army): ** - commanded by Cpt.

Radu Irimescu Radu Irimescu (December 9, 1890 – May 1975) was a Romanian businessman, politician, and diplomat. The son of an admiral, Irimescu joined the Romanian Naval Forces, Romanian Navy and, being first in his class, was sent to German Empire, Ger ...

** - commanded by Cpt. Paul Bléry ** - commanded by Cpt. Armand Délas

1918

From January 1918: * , commanded by Maj. Athanase Enescu: ** - renamed to after receiving

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s ** ** *: All squadrons of this group were based at Bacău. * , commanded by Maj. Sever Pleniceanu: ** - with the aerodrome at

Bârlad Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia. At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting th ...

** - ex-B.M.8 ** - at

Adjud Adjud (; hu, Egyedhalma) is a municipiu, city in Vrancea County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It has a population of 14,670 inhabitants (2011). It lies at a railway junction which has a classification yard and a passenger station. Adjud, situated ...

** - at Tecuci *, with the headquarters at

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

and commanded by Maj. Haralambie Giossanu: ** - aerodrome at

Fălticeni Fălticeni (; ''german: Foltischeni; hu, Falticsén;'' he, פלטיצ'ן yi, פאלטישאן) is a town in Suceava County, northeastern Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Western Moldavia. Fălticeni is the second largest urba ...

** - ex-C.12, with the aerodrome at

Dorohoi Dorohoi () is a city in Botoșani County, Romania, on the right bank of the river Jijia, which broadens into a lake on the north. History Dorohoi used to be a market for the timber and farm produce of the north Moldavian highlands; merchants fr ...

** - at Botoșani From February 1918, a new group was formed in Bessarabia: * ** **

Hungarian-Romanian War of 1919

* ("5th Aeronautical Group"), with the headquarters at

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

and commanded by Major Athanase Enescu: ** - renamed to after receiving Bréguet 14 aircraft ** - commanded by Lt. Iosif Răcășanu ** - based at

Gherla Gherla (; hu, Szamosújvár; german: Neuschloss) is a municipality in Cluj County, Romania (in the historical region of Transylvania). It is located from Cluj-Napoca on the river Someșul Mic, and has a population of 20,203. Three villages are a ...

WW2

Fighter units *1st Fighter Group (''Grupul 1 Vânătoare'') **41st Fighter Squadron **42nd Fighter Squadron *2nd Fighter Group (''Grupul 2 Vânătoare'') **45th Fighter Squadron **46th Fighter Squadron *5th Fighter Group (''Grupul 5 Vânătoare'') **10th Fighter Squadron - 51st Fighter Squadron from October 1939 **11th Fighter Squadron - 52nd Fighter Squadron from October 1939 *6th Fighter Group (''Grupul 6 Vânătoare'') **62nd Fighter Squadron **63rd Fighter Squadron *7th Fighter Group (''Grupul 7 Vânătoare'') ** 53rd Fighter Squadron **57th Fighter Squadron *8th Fighter Group (''Grupul 8 Vânătoare'') - 8th Assault Group (''Grupul 8 Asalt'') from May 1943 **59th Fighter Squadron **60th Fighter Squadron * 9th Fighter Group (''Grupul 9 Vânătoare'') **47th Fighter Squadron **48th Fighter Squadron *1st Night Fighter Squadron (''Escadrila 1 Vânătoare de Noapte'') Bomber units *1st Bomber Group (''Grupul 1 Bombardament'') *2nd Bomber Group (''Grupul 2 Bombardament'') *3rd Bomber/Dive Bomber Group (''Grupul 3 Bombardament/picaj'') *4th Bomber Group (''Grupul 4 Bombardament'') *5th Bomber Group (''Grupul 5 Bombardament'') *6th Bomber / Dive Bomber Group (''Grupul 6 Bombardament/picaj'') *18th Light Bomber Squadron Reconnaissance Units *1st Long Range Recon Group (''Grupul 1 Recunoaștere Îndepărtată'') *1st Guard Group *2nd Guard Group Transport Units *Air Transport Group (''Grupul de Aero-Transport'') **105th Transport Squadron **106th Transport Squadron ** 108th Light Transport Squadron - known as ''Escadrila Albă'' ("White Squadron") **109th Glider Transport Squadron Liaison Units *111th, 112th, 113th, 115th, 116th Liaison Squadrons (''Escadrile de Legătură'')

Other units

Aerostation Units

*1st Aerostation Company (''Compania 1 Aerostație'') *2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Aerostation Companies

Ground units

* 1st Surface-to-air Missiles Brigade *11th Surface-to-air Missiles Regiment *70th Aviation Engineer Regiment *85th Signal Battalion

External links

Official site of the Romanian Air ForceRomanian Royal Aeronautics
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